Panola County schools enrolled 3,884 students in the 2024-25 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
At the time, Panola County had the 108th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 65.3% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Panola County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 17.2%, Black students at 13.5%, Asian students at 0.4%, American Indian students at 0.1%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1%, and multiracial students at 3.5%.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | 552 | 566 | 2.5% |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | 354 | 347 | -2% |
| Beckville Sunset Elementary School | 346 | 337 | -2.6% |
| Carthage High School | 788 | 785 | -0.4% |
| Carthage Junior High School | 374 | 398 | 6.4% |
| Carthage Primary School | 501 | 513 | 2.4% |
| Gary School | 485 | 476 | -1.9% |
| Libby Elementary School | 383 | 375 | -2.1% |
| Panola Charter School | 29 | 32 | 10.3% |
| Panola Early College High School | 47 | 55 | 17% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
